Preseason Prediction Accuracy (1998)

Lower scores indicate more accurate predictions; the lower the score, the
closer the predictions were to the actual results. Magazines are sorted by
total score for all conferences, with the best predictions (lowest total
scores) at the top. For information on the scoring method, see the notes file.

Magazine

Total
Score

ACC

Big
East

Big
Ten

Big 12
North

Big 12
South

Big
West

Conf
USA

MAC
East

MAC
West

PAC
10

SEC
East

SEC
West

WAC
Mtn

WAC
Pacific

Lindy

117

8

6

11

4

4

9

14

4

6

15

4

11

12

9

Street & Smith

119

10

5

11

2

5

9

16

0

6

14

6

17

9

9

Athlon

120

16

5

10

0

5

9

16

2

9

16

4

12

9

6

Football Action

120

8

5

11

0

4

7

12

6

6

19

8

15

9

10

Phil Steele

120

14

5

17

4

2

10

8

2

6

13

6

11

11

11

Sporting News

124

10

5

11

4

2

11

14

4

8

15

4

13

13

10

Sports Illustrated

124

13

3

12

0

2

9

14

4

6

18

4

15

13

11

Football News

125

11

7

10

2

4

10

14

4

6

14

4

17

12

10

Game Plan

126

9

3

13

2

7

9

14

6

4

12

4

15

10

18

ATS Consultants

127

14

8

10

2

6

10

14

4

8

14

2

11

10

14

Bob Griese

129

12

5

9

2

4

9

9

4

6

24

4

17

15

9

Playboy

131

11

7

12

2

11

6

12

4

7

18

6

17

6

12

Dunnavant

132

9

5

14

2

4

7

16

4

6

24

4

17

10

10

Dick Butkus

134

12

5

16

2

5

9

11

6

8

20

4

15

7

14

Preview Sports

138

7

2

16

0

6

16

14

2

6

20

6

17

9

17

Magazines which did not pick all of the conferences (scores are adjusted per
penalties below):